Combined greeting and gift bearing folder



J. E. WILLIAMS COMBINED GREETING AND GIFT BEARING FOLDER Dec. 30, 1952 Filed Jan. 7, 1949 5 Sheets-Sheet l JNVENTOR. $717865 fz w,

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Dec. 30, 1952 wlLLlAMS 2,623,687

COMBINED GREETING AND GIFT BEARING FOLDER Filed Jan. 7, 1949 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 0 (2 A L iii/gig My;

Dec. 30, 1952 J. E. WILLIAMS 2,523,587

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ink r Patented Dec. 30, 1952 COMBINED GREETING AND GIFT BEARING FOLDER James E. Williams, Boothwyn, Pa.

Application January 7, 1949, Serial No. 69,701

5 Claims.

This invention relates to a combined greeting and gift bearing folder or pack-age.

The invention has for an object to provide a novel construction of folder or package provided with means for detachably supporting a gift article within its interior, together with means for extending an appropriate accompanying greeting to the recipient.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel folder or package, the main body of which is produced from sheet material, such as paper; said body being folded about one of its medial axes, preferably along a longitudinal medial line, and then again folded about the other medial axes, i. e. along a transverse medial line, whereby to provide relatively foldable sections, each comprising inner and outer panels; at least one of the inner panels being adapted to have a gift article mounted thereon in separably attached relation thereto so as to be enclosed between the sections of the folder or package, and another of the panels having means for detachably mounting thereon a greeting card.

The invention has for a further object to provide a folder or package of the kind and for the purposes stated, wherein means is provided intermediate inner and outer panels thereof for protecting the gift content from injury, especially during mail carriage or other transportation.

A further object of the invention is to provide a folder or package of the kind stated wherein marginal portions of the body are so formed or shaped and exposable faces of its panels are so imprinted that, when the sections provided thereby are closed, the folder or package furnishes the illustration of a closed three dimensional box, and when said sections are opened, the same respectively provide illusion of the interiors of open three dimensional box parts.

Illustrative embodiments of the novel folder or package, made according to this invention, are shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a face view of the folder or package in closed condition; Fig. 2 is a face View thereof in open condition; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, taken on line 3-3 in Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is an inside face view of the body of the folder or package prior to folding thereof into the folder or package formation.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to that of Fig. 4, but showing a modified form of the folder or package body; Fig. 6 is a fragmentary transverse sec tional view, taken on line 6-6 in Fig. 5; and Fig. '7 is a fragmentary transverse sectional view similar to that of Fig. 6, but showing a modified form of applied protective reenforcement.

Similar characters of reference are employed in the herein-above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, the novel folder or package of this invention is formed from a rectangular body it of sheet material, such as paper of good weight. The body II) is first folded upon itself about one medial line, preferably about the longitudinal medial line H, whereby to provide relatively foldable sections adapted to be folded about a. transverse medial line 12. One said section consists in superposed panels comprising an inner panel I3 and an outer panel [4, and the other said section also consists in superposed panels comprising an inner panel I 5 and an outer panel l6.

Prior to folding into the described folder or package formation, the body I 0 is provided at each end, in alignment with the longitudinal medial line I I, with an indenting notch of obtuse V-shape, the side edges ll of which converge upon said medial line H. Similarly, the body It is further provided at each side, in alignment with the transverse medial line [2, with an in-- denting notch of acute V-shape, the side edges l8 of which converge upon said medial line It. The exposed faces of the outer panels I4 and I6 are each imprinted with a longitudinal line I9, a transverse line 29 and an oblique line 2!, which, in conjunction with exposed edges I! and I8 of the notches, serve to define a three dimensional appearance of a rectangular closed box, when the sections of the folder or package are folded together in closed relation (see Fig. 1). Similarly, the exposable faces of the inner panels l3 and I5 are also each imprinted with longitudinal lines 22, transverse lines 23 and oblique lines 24 which, in conjunction with exposed edges l1 and I8 of the notches, serve to define a three dimensional appearance of the interiors of the parts of an opened rectangular box, when the sections of the folder or package are relatively outfolded to dispose the folder or package in open condition (see Fig.2).

An inner panel of one of the sections of the folder or package, e. g. the panel 15, is adapted to have mounted on its face agift article. Said gift article is illustratively shown as comprising a suitably folded handkerchief G, but it will be obvious that any kind of article which is of more or less fiat character and not excessively thick may be mounted upon and for enclosure within the folder or package. The means for holding the article in detachably mounted connection with the panel I3 is subject to variation. Illustratively, a convenient means for detachably securing the article to the panel I5 is provided by one or more holding slots 25 through which. an anchoring portion G may be passed or tucked so as to lie between the inner panel I5 and the outer panel it of the article carrying section, and so that the major portion of the article overlies and is displayed on the exposab-le face of said panel [5 when the folder or package is opened by relatively outfolding its sections (see Fig. 2), but which is contained and concealed between said sections when the same are folded together in folder or package closing relation. It will be noticed from an inspection of Fig. 2 that, when the folder or package is opened, the contained article appears to lie Within the interior of an open part of a rectangular box, which interior is simulated by the cooperative arrangement and location of the imprinted lines 22, 23, E i borne by the panel l5 and edges H and it of the notches with which the body it is provided.

The folder or package structure includes means for protecting the enclosed gift article G from injury, especially during handling of the folder or package, and during mail carriage or other transportation thereof. For this purpose, a protective reenforcement is provided between the inner and outer panels of at least one section and preferably between the panels of both sections of the folder or package. [in illustrative form and arrangement of such protective reenforcement, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4:, comprises a sheet of soft paper or cellulose felt 26 which is affixed, preferably by an adhesive, to the inner face of each outer panel i i and so as to respectively lie between said outer panels and the corresponding inner panels 53 and lb of the respective sections of the folder or package. It will thus be obvious that when together in closed relation, the gift article G- wii lie between the sheets of protective reenforcemerit, so as to be well guarded thereby against injury.

The protective reenforcernent may comprise other kinds of sheet or composite sheet material. For example, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, instead of being composed of soft paper or cellulose felt, the same may comprise sheets 2i of stiff cardboard, fiber board or other relatively hard and rigid sheet material; or desired, as shown in Fig. 7, the protective reenforcement may comprise a composite sheet formed by laminating a sheet of soft paper or cellulose felt 28 with a relativeiy hard and rigid sheet material Ell.

The section of the folder or package opposite to that by which the gift article is carried is adapted to have an appropriate greeting card detachably mounted in connection therewith. In one arrangement, as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, the inner panel is of the opposite section is provided with one or more slots 38 through which may be inserted the back folded holding tab C of the greeting card C, whereby said card is displayed on the cxposable face of the panel 13 when the folder or package is open, but is contained and concealed between the sections of the latter when it is closed. It will be noticed that with such disposition of the greeting card C, when the folder or package is opened, the card appears to lie within the interior of another open part of a rectangular box, which interior is simulated by the cooperative arrangement and location of the imprinted lines 22, 2t, and 2d borne by the panel i3 and the edges ii and it of the notches with which the body it! is provided.

It may be desirable, in some cases, that the greeting card be detachably mounted in connec" tion with an external face of the closed folder or package. A modified arrangement of the folder or package structure suitable to attain such. end is shown in Fig. wherein a greeting card attachment slot 36 is provided in an outer panel ofthe folder or package body, as e. g. in connection with the outer panel is of :said body. In

the sections are folded such case, the protective reenforcement 21' is affixed to the interior face of the corresponding inner panel Iii, so as not to block the slot 30' against insertion of a holding tab of'thegreeting card.

Having now described my invention, I claim:

1. A greeting and gift bearing folder comprisin a body 'of sheet material having V-shaped indentations at its ends aligned with a longitudinal medial fold line thereof and other V-shaped indentations at its sides aligned with a transverse medial'fold line thereof, said body being folded about one fold line to form two sections adapted to be folded together about the other fold line, each section comprising superposed inner and outer panels, external faces of outer panels of each section being imprinted with longitudinal, transverse and oblique lines adapted incooperation with exposed edges of said V-shapedindencations to simulate a three dimensional appearance of a closed rectangular box, external faces of inner panels of each section being imprinted with longitudinal, transverse and obliquelines adapted in cooperation with exposed edges of said -shaped indentations to simulate threedimensional appearance of a rectangular box interior, an inner panel of one section having a slot therein to receive and support a gift'article in detachable superposed relation to the outer face thereof whereby to be enclosed between the folded together sections, a greeting card, and a p'anelo'f the other section having means to support said card in detachable superposed relation to its outer face.

2. A greeting and gift bearing folder comprising a body of sheet material having V-shaped indentations at its ends aligned with a longitudinal medial fold line thereof and other V-shaped indentations at its sides aligned with a transverse medial fold line thereof, said body being folded about one fold line to form two sections adapted to be foldedtogether about the other fold line, each section comprising superposed inner and outer panels, external faces of outer panels of each section being imprinted with longitudinal, transverse'and oblique lines adapted in cooperation with exposed edges of said V- shaped indentations to simulate a three dimensional appearance of a closed rectangular box, external faces of inner panels of each section being imprinted with longitudinal, transverse and oblique lines adapted in cooperation with exposed edges of said V-shaped indentations to simulate three dimensional appearance of a rectangular box interior, an inner panel of one section having a slot therein to receive and support a gift article in detachable superposed relation to the outer face thereof whereby to be enclosed between the folded together sections, a greeting card, a panel of the other section having means to support said card in detachable superposed relation to a face thereof, a sheet of protective reenforcement material secured in interposed relation between the inner and outer panels of at least one section.

3. A greeting and gift bearing folder comprising a body of sheet material havingV-shaped indentations at its ends aligned with a longitudinal medial fold line thereof and other V-shaped indentations at its sides aligned with a transverse medial fold line thereof, said body being folded about one fold line to form two sections adapted to be folded together aboutthe other fold line, each section comprising superposed inner andouterip'anels, external faces of --outer panels of each section being imprinted with longitudinal, transverse and oblique lines adapted in cooperation with exposed edges of said V- shaped. indentations to simulate a three dimensional appearance of a closed rectangular box, external faces of inner panels of each section being imprinted with longitudinal, transverse and oblique lines adapted in cooperation with exposed edges of said V-shaped indentations to simulate three dimensional appearance of 2. rectangular box interior, an inner panel of one section having a slot therein to receive and support a gift article in detachable superposed relation to the outer face thereof whereby to be enclosed between the folded together sections, a greeting card, the inner panel of the other section having means to support said card in detachable superposed relation to its outer face, and a sheet of relatively soft protective reenforcement material secured in interposed relation between the inner and outer panels of each section.

4. A greeting and gift bearing folder comprising a body of sheet material having V-shaped indentations at its ends aligned with a longitudinal medial fold line thereof and other V-shaped indentations at its sides aligned with a transverse medial fold line thereof, said body being folded about one fold line to form two sections adapted to be folded togethr about the other fold line, each section comprising superposed inner and outer panels, external faces of outer panels of each section being imprinted with longitudinal, transverse and oblique lines adapted in cooperation with exposed edges of said V- shaped indentations to simulate a three dimensional appearance of a closed rectangular box, external faces of inner panels of each section being imprinted with longitudinal, transverse and oblique lines adapted in cooperation with exposed edges of said V-shaped indentations to simulate three dimensional appearance of a rectangular box interior, an inner panel of one section having a receiving slot for reception of a portion of a gift article to detachably support the latter for enclosure between the folded together sections, a greeting card having a back folded tab, an inner panel of the other section having a slot for reception of said card tab whereby to detachably support the card on said panel, and a sheet of relatively soft protective reenforcement material secured in interposed relation between the inner and outer panels of each section.

5. A folder for enclosing a gift article or the like comprising a body of sheet material having V-shaped indentations at its ends aligned with a longitudinal medial fold line thereof and other V-shaped indentations at its sides aligned with a transverse medial fold line thereof, said body being folded about one fold line to form two sections adapted to be folded together about the other fold line, each section comprising superposed inner and outer panels, external faces of outer panels of each section being imprinted with longitudinal, transverse and oblique lines adapted in cooperation with exposed edges of said V-shaped indentations to simulate a three dimensional appearance of a closed rectagular box, external faces of inner panels of each section being imprinted with longitudinal, transverse and oblique lines adapted in cooperation with exposed edges of said V-shaped indentations to simulate three dimensional appearance of a rectangular box interior, and an inner panel of one section having means to receive and detachably support the article to be enclosed in the folder.

JAMES E. WILLIAMS.

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